Time to Say Goodbye (2015)
(Viviane Andereggen, Germany 2015, 82 min, German w/ subtitles)
Rochester International Jewish Film Festival. In this laugh-out-loud coming-of-age comedy, a lovesick German boy faces the aftermath of losing his family - and a slice of his manhood. 12-year-old Simon has a lot to deal with at a difficult, hormonal age. Since the recent divorce of his parents, life in Hamburg has been like a ping pong ball as he travels back and forth to live with his mom and dad. Complicating matters, his family is religiously divided over whether or not he needs to sacrifice his foreskin before his Bar Mitzvah. In the meantime, Simon falls head over heels in love for the very first time with the new rabbi Rebecca who is unfortunately twenty years his senior.
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